News + Politics
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Congressional Republicans block bill expanding credit access for LGBTQ business owners
Congressional Republicans blocked passage of a bill aimed at ensuring LGBTQ-owned businesses have equal access to lending opportunities.
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D.C. Council issues ceremonial resolution honoring Rayceen Pendarvis
The D.C. Council has issued a ceremonial resolution honoring Rayceen Pendarvis, a longtime D.C. community advocate, LGBTQ activist, event moderator, and the host of The...
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Gay man hit over head with glass bottle while walking with date in Northeast DC
A Maryland man was hit over the head with a bottle by a man yelling homophobic slurs while walking his dogs with his date last...
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White House installs rainbow lights, LGBTQ exhibit for Pride Month
The White House's Pride Month exhibit highlights artefacts from LGBTQ history, including the Stonewall Riots and AIDS epidemic
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Love, Victor star Michael Cimino has received death threats for playing gay character
Michael Cimino, who is straight, said he received homophobic comments and death threats for playing Love, Victor's gay lead
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Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib becomes first openly gay active NFL player
Carl Nassib, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, came out in an Instagram video, making him the first openly gay active NFL player.
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U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney reintroduces LGBTQ-inclusive violent crime reporting bill
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney reintroduced a bill intended to improve reporting of data on anti-LGBTQ violent crimes.
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Charlotte City Council Republican proposes new LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance
Charlotte City Council member Tariq Bokhari has proposed a "conservative" approach to protecting LGBTQ residents from discrimination.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race star Laganja Estranja comes out as trans
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 6 star Leganja Estranja has come out as transgender, saying she has “never felt more beautiful and comfortable in my own...
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Anti-LGBTQ hate group panics about ‘surviving the rainbow onslaught’ during Pride
Family Research Council's Tony Perkins railed against LGBTQ equality and President Biden in his latest rant
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Transgender man shot to death in Lynchburg, Virginia
A transgender man was shot to death in Lynchburg, Virginia, but local police say there's no evidence the shooting was a hate crime.
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Protesters demonstrate outside Nellie’s Sports Bar, urging long-term boycott
Protesters gathered outside Nellie's Sports Bar, reiterating calls for a boycott of the bar after a Black woman was dragged down the stairs by security.
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Veterans Affairs seeking to allow transgender veterans to receive medically necessary care
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will pursue a rule change to allow transgender veterans to receive medically necessary surgery.
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Person killed, another hospitalized after pickup truck crashes into Pride parade in Florida
The driver, identified as a member of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus, claims the crash at Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade was an accident.
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North Dakota approves rule barring social workers from subjecting clients to conversion therapy
A new rule in North Dakota bars social workers from practicing conversion therapy on their clients, deeming it an ethics violation.
